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About Rampur Village

Rampur is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 514 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 478 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 514
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rampur compares

By the 2011 count Rampur is the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 478 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Rampur

Rampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rampur from other places

Rampur lies about 135 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station, about 2.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rampur
Nearest railway station Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station 2.4 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 16 km
District headquarters Gumla 135 km

Villages closest to Rampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rampur village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Rampur village has 514 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rampur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Rampur is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rampur covers 478 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rampur falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rampur is Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rampur.

Rampur is about 135 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rampur is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station is about 2.4 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 14 km away. Chainpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmpur (under 2 km), Loramba (3.5 km) and Ratugamhariya (5.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rampur today is likely to be higher.

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